Wakui Nakiri 180mm White II Steel / SUS410 Nashiji Sanmai-Uchi blade Japanese Chef Knife with Octagonal Shaped Ho handle forged by Mr. Toshihiro Wakui
This blade is thick on the handle side of the spine (tapered spine to the tip).
The structure works great for cutting or split the ingredient like an ax, and it makes easier to peel off the ingredient instead of sticking on the blade.
Hagane (steel): Hitachi white II steel (C; 1.0-1.1%, Si.; 0.10-0.20%, Mn; 0.20-0.30, P; less than 0.025, S; less than 0.004)
Jigane (cladding iron): SUS410 stainless (Nashiji , looking like a pear skin pattern)
Blade Length; 7 1/16 inch (180mm) from the tip to the heel
Handle Length; 5 1/4 inch (133mm)
Total Length; 13 1/16 inch (332mm)
Knife weight: 208g (7.3oz.)
Spine width nearby the heel is 3.5mm (5/32 inch) wide.
Spine width near by the tip from 1inch is 1.5mm (1/16inch)
The width from the heel to the spine: 53mm (2 1/8inch)
HANDLE; octagonal shaped Ho (Japanese magnolia) with Water Buffalo horn bolster